New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is riding high on the 'Narendra Modi wave', is also facing rebellion in many key states. The ruling Congress at the Centre seems to have managed the ticket distribution in a more organised manner, though the party tickets are not very much in demand. The BJP leaders claim that since the party is ahead of all others, naturally the demand for tickets is very high and so some leaders could not be accommodated.
The BJP is facing some 'internal problems' in following states
Uttar Pradesh: Some top leaders of the party are upset. Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, Vinay Katiyar, Lalji Tandon are miffed with denial of their favourite seats.
Rajasthan: Party veteran Jaswant Singh's revolt has caused a huge embarrassment for the party.
Gujarat: In BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi's home state, 7-time MP Harin Pathak has raised a banner of revolt.
Punjab: Arun Jaitley's candidature from Amritsar has angered sitting MP Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Jammu and Kashmir: Candidates selection in the Jammu region has angered local stalwarts of the BJP.
Maharashtra: It is again a Gopinath Munde versus Nitin Gadkari fight. A 'deal' with MNS has angered the oldest ally Shiv Sena.
Karnataka: Ananth Kumar faction versus BS Yeddyurappa faction.
Bihar: Several leaders like CP Thakur, Lal Muni Chaubey have spoken out against state leadership.
Jharkhand: Senior leader Yashwant Sinha miffed, finally placated after the party gave a ticket to his son. Former CM Arjun Munda backing JMM's Vidyut Varan Mahto from Jamshedpur has also led to a lot of resentment.
Himachal Pradesh: Shanta Kumar versus PK Dhumal.
Major dissidents:
Jaswant Singh: Senior party leader and Darjeeling MP wanted to contest from Barmer in 2014. Party gave ticket to ex-MP Colonel Sona Tam Choudhary from Barmer.
Harin Pathak: Seven-term MP sidelined. Paresh Rawal to contest from Ahmedabad East.
LK Advani: Wanted to shift his constituency from Gandhinagar to Bhopal.
Murli Manohar Joshi: Veteran leader shifted to Kanpur from Varanasi. Party's PM candidate Narendra Modi replaces MM Joshi in Varanasi.
Navjot Singh Sidhu: Sitting MP from Amritsar sidelined. Arun Jaitley replaced Sidhu as BJP candidate from Amritsar.
Lalji Tandon: Sitting MP sidelined, BJP President Rajnath Singh to contest from Lucknow.
Vinay Katiyar: Hindutva mascot and former MP from Faizabad denied ticket.
Lal Muni Chaubey: Denied ticket from Buxar, will contest as an Independent.
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